Tag: Minimum wage
Recycled clothes from Scandinavia end up as rubbish abroad
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (CN) – In January, investigative journalists from the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet attached trackers to 10 items of clothing from H&M, the Swedish fast fashion giant. The journalists wanted to see where the clothes would end up. They also wanted to dig deeper into the company’s pledge to limit textile waste, summed up by…
Recycled clothes from Scandinavia end up as trash abroad
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (CN) – In January, investigative journalists from the Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet attached trackers to 10 items of clothing from H&M, the Swedish fast fashion giant. The journalists wanted to see where the clothes would end up. They also wanted to dig deeper into the company’s pledge to limit textile waste, summed up by…
Finland’s new government is reforming immigration and social security policy
In addition, there are reforms in social security, housing allowance and unemployment benefits. Reduction of the forced lease quota The Finnish government announced that the refugee quota will be reduced from 1,050 to 500 per year. Differentiation of social security and benefits The government intends to differentiate social security and benefits between immigrants and those…
Coalition negotiations continue this week after the weekend agreement on immigration
“We didn’t get everything we wanted, but we got enough at this point.” Riikka PurraThe chairperson of Purusfinlominit estimates that the chairpersons did not make legal changes to the immigration policy guidelines or the guidelines for the work of the Minister of the Interior. Helsingin sanomat newspaper wrote that Purra described the changes approved by…
Basic Finns’ demand for an income limit of 2,500 euros for immigrants is based on a misunderstanding, the official says
According to him, the calculation shows that, on average, people make a positive contribution to the public economy – i.e. pay more taxes than they receive social benefits – only if their gross income exceeds 2,500 euros per month. A work-based residence permit can currently be granted if an immigrant earns at least 1,331 euros…
The strike closes private kindergartens, disrupts housing services for the elderly
This week’s strike warning has been given by the Nurses’ Association (Super), the Health Care Trade Union (Tehy), the Specialized Services and White-collar Association (Erto), the Jyty Trade Union, the Public and Welfare Sectors Trade Union (JHL) and the Social Workers Union (Talentia). The unions have also expressed their readiness to strike next week if…
The government can breathe easy again after approval of the collective agreement
This year’s collective agreement has been approved by employers and trade unions this afternoon. It is an agreement that will usher in wage increases of between 8 and 12 percent over the next two years for 600,000 mostly skilled and unskilled tradesmen in the private labor market – and thus repair the dent in people’s…
Rent higher than minimum wage
Ragnar Þór Ingólfsson, president of VR, says the housing market has gone completely wrong. Saying this, he shows a recent advertisement offering a 3-bedroom apartment for rent for 375,000. crowns per month. Ragnar reports this on his Facebook profile, saying that he closely follows the situation on the rental market and collects surprising information from…
Johan Pehrson (L): Education must combat unemployment
Johan Pehrson is Minister of Labor Markets and Integration and party leader for the Liberals. He is interviewed by Cecilia Strömberg Wallin. Unemployment is predicted to increase as Sweden approaches a recession, at the same time as there is a shortage of labor in industry and healthcare.How many of the unemployed can take the jobs…
Australian Labor is not alone. Left parties are making a comeback
One aspect of May’s federal election has been strangely overlooked: Labor’s gains follow a pattern among the main center-left parties in Europe and comparable countries. Traditional social democratic and workers-based parties are re-emerging and now hold offices (alone or in coalition) in all Scandinavia and in Germany, Spain, Portugal and New Zealand. Where the last…
Finally, Parliament lowers the non-EU workers’ wage threshold
The minimum wage that a non-EU worker must use to be employed in Denmark has been officially lowered. For the benefit of Danish companies Members of parliament backed the plans to lower the limit from 448,000 to 375,000 kroner on Wednesday. This should make it possible for far more non-EU workers to be employed in…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan may not be allowed to keep his chair, here’s why
Istanbul [Turkey]June 24 (ANI): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dire chances of maintaining his position despite progress in the elections, as soaring inflation and the continuous fall of the Turkish lira have worsened the country’s economy. As the value of the Turkish lira continues to fall against the US dollar, the depreciation has eroded…
England captain reveals discussions about potential protests in Qatar
Harry Kane has urged stars from other nations to take a consistent stance at the Qatar World Cup England captain Harry Kane says he has spoken with his current and former Tottenham team-mates Hugo Lloris and Christian Eriksen about their respective countries adopting a uniform objection to the alleged human rights violations taking place in…
Foreign workers who did not have the legal right to work in Finland were found in every five jobs inspected
Excluding other employers and looking only at the construction industry, the situation is even worse: whenever an inspection was carried out 3, the agency always found one construction company with foreigners who had not been granted employment rights in Finland. – It is likely that the current conditions in Ukraine will exacerbate the situation, so…
Combating labor exploitation: employment information for foreigners in 14 different languages
“The guide is a concise way to find basic information about employment in Finland. The guide is also useful for foreign-speaking employers, ”the Inspector explains Juulia Vihervirta From the Occupational Safety Division of the Regional State Administrative Agency of Southern Finland. The guide allows employees to identify if their employment is not in compliance with…
Newsprint is in short supply as UPM strikes
According to the CEO of the commercial media lobbying group, newsprint deliveries in Finland may soon end Jukka Holmberg. "Russia’s attack on Ukraine, media companies have decided to stop using Russian paper," said Holmberg. "As UPM’s strike continues, we may soon face major problems." About a fifth of Finnish newspapers were printed on Russian paper…
More summer vouchers for young people in Helsinki this year
In 2022, all 9th graders living in Helsinki or studying in the 10th and Valma grades, as well as 1st year high school students living in Helsinki, will receive a € 325 summer work voucher to help them find a summer job. The Helsinki summer work voucher can now be applied for electronically for the…
Business Round-Up: Economic Experts Encourage Foreign Recruitment to Facilitate Labor Shortages
The acute shortage of labor in Denmark has been linked to Danish Industry as “The largest recruitment crisis in Danish history”. Last month, the government presented the reform ‘Denmark can do more‘. Last week, the government stepped in an agreement with national recruitment associations to strengthen efforts to match the unemployed with job vacancies and…
Three economists share the Nobel Prize in Economics 2021
© Provided by Xinhua The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the prize with one half to David Card, “for his empirical contribution to the work economy”, and the other half together to Joshua D. Angrist and Guido W. Imbens, “for their methodical contribution to the analysis of causation. “ STOCKHOLM, October…
2nd LD Writethru: Three economists share the 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics
STOCKHOLM, October 11 (Xinhua) – Three economists have won the Nobel Prize in Economics 2021, or officially the Swedish Riksbank’s prize in economic science in memory of Alfred Nobel. The Royal Academy of Sciences said on Monday that it has decided to award the prize with one half to David Card, “for his empirical contribution…
Lykketoft: SPD on the post of chancellor will strengthen the Danish government
If the chancellor’s post falls to Olaf Scholz, and his party, the Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands (SPD), gains government power with the support of the Greens, it will be of great benefit to the Social Democratic-led government in Denmark. It will help to legitimize and strengthen the policies of the government and the Social Democrats in…
Report: Corona-infected drivers provided food to the elderly
In a report from the City of Copenhagen, drivers who have driven with food and groceries to the vulnerable and the elderly say that they were ill and tested positive for covid-19 while working. DR writes this on the basis of an access to documents that the media has received in the report. The City…
The Liberal Alliance proposes stopping employment in the public sector
Here, the leader of the Liberal Alliance, Alex Vanopslagh, proposes a markedly increased effort to ensure skilled labor for the private labor market. – The biggest challenge we have is labor shortages. In the last month alone, there were 65,000 positions that companies could not fill. This means that there are companies that have to…
Survey: More than 25% of Europeans cannot afford a week’s holiday away from home
It emphasized that there are 22 million low-income citizens in the European Union, including low-paid workers, pensioners and the unemployed. “Holidays should not be a luxury for a few. While many employees are away enjoying their free time with friends and family, millions are left without low pay, ”said Esther Lynch, Deputy Secretary-General of the…
Lotten Collin: The peace agreement has been disappointing
In Colombia, several ministers have resigned following weeks of protests. Many of the demands are linked to a disappointment over the peace agreement signed about five years ago between Colombia and the FARZ guerrillas, which ended a 50-year war. There is great disappointment that Colombia has not become more peaceful at all, but rather more…
Sweden demands an exception in the issue of European minimum wages
Yesterday, the consultation period for the controversial proposal on European minimum wages expired and more than 800 amendments have been received. Swedish EU parliamentarians demand that Sweden be granted an exemption from the directive. “It will be difficult to get a majority to stop the proposal and the only way to preserve the Swedish collective…
Swedish unions and employers warn against EU laws
In connection with EU leaders now meeting in Portugal at a social summit, Swedish unions and employers are warning of new EU legislation in the labor market area. They point to the proposal on minimum wages as a warning example. “We have perceived the Minimum Land Directive as a brick wall. You break new ground…
Threat to Swedish model – the issue lurking behind the EU summit
Today, EU leaders meet in Portugal to agree on measures to strengthen citizens’ working and living conditions in the wake of the corona pandemic. It is about implementing the social pillar that was hammered out at the summit in Gothenburg in 2017. But what was then a feather in the cap for the Swedish S…
The demand from eleven countries: The EU should not get involved
Sweden and ten other EU countries are now doing something in common ahead of the EU’s social summit in early May and demand that the EU not get involved in issues relating to the labor market and social security systems. According to the European Commission, it has, among other things, proposed minimum wages that Sweden…
Etla: Work-based migration should be encouraged
A new approach to economic policy is needed to accelerate Finland’s slowed economic growth, according to the Finnish Economic Research Institute (Etla). Prior to the mid-term review of the Board, a two-day round of negotiations to assess the Board’s activities to date and its future plans, Etla recommends e.g. Increase investment incentives and reform social…
Basic income has a small effect on employment in Finland: EconPol
However, in our study, we did not find a major impact on the Finnish labor market, ”says Jouko Verho one of the authors. The study examines 2,000 beneficiaries in Finland who were randomized to receive a basic monthly income. The experiment was conducted in 2017 and 2018. Despite a significant increase in work incentives, working…
British Uber drivers get better conditions
The internet-based transport company Uber now gives the 70,000 drivers in the UK the special form of employment “workers” and this means that the drivers will now receive at least the minimum wage and holiday pay. The British Supreme Court ruled in a ruling a month ago that Uber drivers should be defined as “workers”,…
Denmark: the country that American politicians can not stop referring to
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a prominent New York-based Democratic member of the Congress of Puerto Rican Heritage, recently became the latest in a long line of American politicians to mention Denmark – of course positively. End statutory poverty! Ocasio-Cortez, who was among the female politicians proposed by former US President Donald Trump in July 2019, should “go…
Is Finland still the Nordic countries? asks about the report of the Ministry of Finance
– In Finland, the ratio of public debt to GDP will continue to increase after the coronavirus crisis, while the debt ratio of many similar countries will stabilize or decrease. Without structural reforms, Finland’s development will still lag behind comparable countries. Is Finland still the Nordic countries? “The report asks. The authors of the report…
Susanne Palme: The government risks scorching defeat
Stefan Löfven’s government has a limited opportunity to stop the EU from legislating on the European minimum wage. At the same time, you get criticism at home for being passive in Brussels. Now the government risks a scorching defeat, says Ekot’s EU commentator Susanne Palme. When Sweden in the autumn of 2017 invited to a…
LO criticizes the government: Is unclear about the EU’s minimum wage
Ahead of the EU debate in the Riksdag, the social partners criticize the government for not doing enough to stop the European Commission’s proposal on minimum wages in Europe. The Riksdag concluded in December that the EU does not have the power to legislate on wages and that has also been the government’s line, but…
Renting And Being Foreign In Reykjavik
Upon first moving to Iceland, the primary factor that must be arranged is a place to live; if one is from outside the European Economic Area, in most cases this has to be established before even setting foot in the country. For immigrants who are moving to Iceland on their own or with their family,…
The laboratory worker fights for equality in the EU
The personal experience immediately came into play for the Social Democrat, who turns 50 on Thursday 3 December, when the European Parliament at the time was deeply divided over the road package on drivers’ working lives. With an angry smiley, Win sent a message to his potential voters: – With my father in mind, it’s…
The momentum to attract foreign talent
In some cases, Finland is an incredibly difficult place to get to, as Flake told Yle’s A-studio earlier in October. Migri took three face-to-face meetings and several months of waiting before he was granted a temporary residence permit. The expert permit originally applied for was still not granted because he did not have a Finnish…
No strike in trade
There will be no strike in the trade, it is clear since both the unions and the employers have accepted the mediators’ bid. According to the union, the members are guaranteed a good salary increase, says Linda Palmetzhofer, who is chairman of the Trade Employees’ Union. The new agreements for employees in stores and in…
Denmark is fighting for the minimum wage in the EU
Rarely have Danish union bosses and ministers used so much energy and flown so many trips to Brussels to stop or influence something in the EU, as has happened with a proposal for a minimum wage. On…
Swedish wages will not be affected by European minimum wages
The European Commission today presented its controversial proposal on European minimum wages.But the Swedish collective agreement model will, according to EU labor market commissioner Nicolas Schmit, not be affected. – I assure you that the Nordic collective agreement model will not be affected at all by our bill, says Nicolas Schmit. That all employees should…
FACTS: How the EU Minimum Wage Directive works
* Collective agreements concluded by the social partners are the best way to ensure a good and fair wage – and good working conditions – for the citizens, the proposal states. Therefore, the directive seeks to promote these. * Countries that have a high coverage rate of collective agreements generally have better terms and better…
Proposal for minimum wage in the EU: The Danish wage model is protected
The proposal has met with massive opposition in advance in a large number of countries, including Denmark. The Danish fear is that the Folketing may be forced to interfere in wage determination, which today lies solely with the social partners. That fear is totally unfounded, assures EU Jobs Commissioner Nicolas Schmit. – I must say…
The EU Commission proposes a minimum wage, does not apply to Finnish wage negotiations
The EU Commission will publish a proposal for an EU-wide minimum wage on Wednesday, but it will not affect Finland. President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen has promised that the proposal will follow the current arrangements, which means that the Nordic countries will maintain their sectoral minimum wage levels. These minimum levels…
Government critical of EU proposal on minimum wage
The government is very critical of the European Commission’s move forward with the plans for a directive on minimum wages in Europe. The proposal presented tomorrow has Ekot taken note of and Minister of Labor Eva Nordmark is concerned. – I am strongly critical of the EU getting involved in wage formation, it is actually…
EU proposal on minimum wages postponed
The European Commission’s proposal on minimum wages in Europe will be postponed from the end of October to 15 December. This is evident from an updated work plan of the Commission’s work. Swedish unions and employers’ organizations that are strongly opposed to a directive on minimum wages now have more time to influence the proposal,…
Swedish concerns about EU wage cuts
Tomorrow, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will give her big annual speech in the European Parliament. The Swedish parliamentarians will listen particularly carefully to what she says about European mini-salaries. Despite promises from the Commission that the Swedish system of collective agreements will not be affected, there is a great deal of concern…
The EU will not force Sweden to introduce minimum wages
The EU Commission wants to introduce statutory minimum wages, but EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen goes out today and says that the law should not be mandatory for countries with a functioning collective agreement model, such as in Sweden. – I note that von der Leyen still gives us promises, but has still…
215,000 employees can earn by not saving up for retirement
215,000 employees who are not forced to save up for retirement can achieve a gain of up to several hundred thousand kroner over their lives compared to those who have to save up. It shows new calculations from the pension scheme ATP, writes Jyllands-Posten on Saturday. The group typically consists of employees in small private…
New law will give migrant workers better conditions
Ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Qatar has changed the labor laws for migrant workers, whose working conditions have long been criticized for being slave-like. Pressure and solid trade union work have been important for the migrant workers now to get better conditions, according to Johan Lindholm, chairman of the Building and Board member…